Lattes, Isaac Joshua ben Immanuel — (d. c. 1570) Italian rabbi. He was born in Provence, and emigated to Italy, where he became a rabbi. He lived in Rome, Bologna, Mantua, Venice and Ferrara. He wrote responsa and poetry, and was associated with the printing of the Mantua… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
LATTES — LATTES, family originally from the town of Lattes, S. France, who settled in Italy in the 16th century. It included several illustrious members: ELIJAH BEN ISAAC LATTES of Carcassonne, talmudist in the first half of the 13th century; his grandson … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RESPONSA — (Heb. שְׁאֵלוֹת וּתְשׁוּבוֹת; lit. queries and replies ), a rabbinic term denoting an exchange of letters in which one party consults another on a halakhic matter. Such responsa are already mentioned in the Talmud, which tells of an inquiry… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELIEZER OF TOUQUES — (d. before 1291), one of the last tosafists and editors of tosafist literature. Only a few details of his biography are known. He was a nephew of hezekiah of Magdeburg and appears to be identical with the Eliezer b. Solomon who signed a well… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ROME — ROME, capital of Italy. The Classical Period THE MIDDLE AND LATE REPUBLIC The earliest record of contact between Jews and the Roman Republic is the embassy sent by judah the Maccabee to Rome, headed by Eupolemos ben Joḥanan, and Jason ben Eleazar … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Histoire du karaïsme — Cet article traite de l histoire des communautés karaïtes ; pour le karaïsme en tant que religion, voir Karaïsme Le karaïsme (קראות qaraout ; peut aussi s écrire « caraïsme », « qaraïsme » ou… … Wikipédia en Français
TURIN — (It. Torino), city on the Po River, N.W. Italy. Turin was the capital of the duchy of Savoy and later of the kingdom of Sardinia; it is now the capital of Piedmont province. The presence of Jews in Turin was recorded by Bishop Maximus of Turin in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Histoire Du Karaïsme — Cet article traite de l histoire des communautés karaïtes ; pour le karaïsme en tant que religion, voir Karaïsme Les Juifs et le judaïsme Généralités Qui est Juif ? · Terminologie · … Wikipédia en Français
